Legal Education

Wayne State law dean runs Boston Marathon in just over 6 hours, while 8 months pregnant

It took Jocelyn Benson more than six hours to complete the Boston Marathon this year, more than double the time of the fastest female runners. But, unlike the Wayne State University law dean, they presumably weren’t eight months pregnant. Benson, 38, qualified for the Boston Marathon by completing the San…

Apr 22, 2016 4:37 PM CDT

Syracuse University online law program will try Socratic method

A part-time program where students complete the majority of courses online was recently announced by New York’s Syracuse University College of Law. William Banks, the law school’s interim dean, told the National Law Journal (reg. req.) that these courses will help the school’s recent enrollment decline. Banks told the NLJ…

Apr 21, 2016 10:50 AM CDT

This law school had more than 7,700 applications; which schools are in the top 10?

The 10 law schools with the most applications for their full-time JD programs had an average of 5,544 applications for fall 2015, compared to an average of 1,650 for all 195 law schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The law school that received the most full-time JD applications—Georgetown…

Apr 4, 2016 7:30 AM CDT

Berkeley law dean resigns but remains on faculty after sex harassment allegations

At first report, University of California at Berkeley law dean Sujit Choudhry was taking a leave of absence after he was accused of sexual harassment by his former assistant. Since then, Choudhry submitted his resignation as dean, and it was immediately accepted, report the Recorder (sub. req.), the Washington Post…

Mar 11, 2016 9:17 AM CST

When the legal job market tanked, a law student changed it

As a law student facing a tough job market, Shahed Kader figured he had a couple of options: He could leave law school and try a new career or move ahead with his degree. But he ended up choosing a third option—change the job market.

Dec 1, 2015 2:00 AM CST

Jonathan Zittrain: Fighting ‘link rot’ in court opinions and legal scholarship

Fighting ‘link rot’ in court opinions and legal scholarship

Sep 24, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Professor Tanina Rostain has her students developing access-to-justice apps

Professor Tanina Rostain has made a 180-degree turn in her work on the ethics of lawyering. For nearly 20 years she pushed to reform organizational pressures that increasingly had lawyers bending and breaking rules on behalf of corporate clients. (Think dodgy tax shelters.) Now she’s focused on the essence of…

Sep 23, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Georgetown Law teams up with 2 firms to create ‘low bono’ law firm

When Sheldon Krantz, a retired DLA Piper attorney and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, published his book, The Legal Profession: What Is Wrong and How to Fix It, in 2013, one of the biggest problems he identified was that there’s a large swath of low-income individuals and families…

Apr 16, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Show ‘true grit’ and stop complaining, author advises women lawyers

Law students who let cynicism influence their decision-making may be holding themselves back, according to law school officials and an author interviewed by National Jurist magazine. Students with negative thinking may avoid writing competitions or applying for internships or jobs, the National Jurist says. Focusing on the negative can also…

Nov 14, 2013 11:44 AM CST

Law students can collaborate globally to solve problems in the industry, says Michele DeStefano

Opening Law to the World

Sep 25, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

How patent lawyer Raj Abhyanker developed a $8.5M book of business with Trademarkia

Engineering Change

Sep 24, 2013 2:30 PM CDT

Law firm incubators help both grads and needy clients, Fred Rooney says

Incubating Law

Sep 18, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

How designer Margaret Hagan drew her way through law school

Draw Law

Sep 11, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

Can John Mayer make law textbooks a thing of the past? ‘It’s fun pushing the envelope,’ he says

Law Lessons Online

Sep 10, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

You know about moot court—but Karl Okamoto wants students to practice moot deals

Moot Deals? Yes!

Sep 4, 2013 2:05 PM CDT